GRE Word List

JUXTAPOSE

to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)

The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).

Random words

WordMeaning
forsaketo renounce or turn away from entirely
ejaculationan act of ejaculating
topographythe art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
largessliberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior
outmodednot being in style
multiplicitythe quality or state of being multiple or various
acutecharacterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset
militiaa part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency
abominateto hate or loathe intensely : abhor
retardto delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment